09.06.2026 18:00
CHP Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, who stated he would speak at the group meeting in the Turkish Parliament, abandoned this decision and made statements at his party's headquarters. Özgür Özel, who vacated the chairmanship seat for Kılıçdaroğlu following the court's absolute nullity ruling, spoke at the group meeting in the Parliament. While 93 deputies attended Özel's meeting, it was claimed that only 17 deputies participated in Kılıçdaroğlu's speech.
Following the court's "absolute nullity" decision regarding the congress, the leadership dispute in the CHP turned into a podium crisis during the parliamentary group meeting.
KILIÇDAROĞLU SPOKE AT HEADQUARTERS, ÖZEL AT THE PARLIAMENT
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, who announced he would speak at the Parliament, abandoned this decision and made his statements at the party headquarters, while Özgür Özel, who handed over the seat, took the group podium in the assembly.
17 MPS FOLLOWED KILIÇDAROĞLU, 93 FOLLOWED ÖZEL
The simultaneous statements of the two figures revealed the level of parliamentary support within the party. During the group meeting at the Parliament, 93 MPs followed Özgür Özel, while it was claimed that 17 MPs listened to Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu's speech at the headquarters.